Tin Can
5-Mar-2013, 22:55
I have noticed Levy Process cameras are generally rejected and unwanted. I have a small beauty and it is the one camera everyone comments on in my studio. I have plenty of smaller format cameras, but have to draw the financial line at anything over 8x10, but...
This thing is ready for 11x14. The wood, bellows and 2 holders are perfect. Big and clumsy, without movements, except for a couple. It has front rise, and the stand can be tilted quite a bit and cranked up and down. I figure I can do studio portraits. It has up to 30" bellows draw and I have considered hanging a B&J 8x10 off the front to give more bellows length and movements.
The holders are, pressure plate felt backed gizmos that, I guess need a heavy piece of glass to hold the film with the felt. Please look at the pictures. I am a little lost here.
It seems I could put glass in the holder, put film against the glass and hold it in place with the felt pressure plate. It looks like one would first focus on a removable ground glass and then put the film holder back on. That is an 8x10 GG in the pictures, It looks like I could go to 11x14. If I am buying 11x14 film to cut down to 7x11, I may as well try shooting full size film.
11x14 holders are priced out this world and a 11x14 back would also be prohibitive. This is clumsy, but it may work...
So, has anyone done this? Any tips or admonitions. I am worried about breaking the film holding glass as the pressure springs are very heavy duty. I think I will need 1/4 plate glass.90724907269072790728
This thing is ready for 11x14. The wood, bellows and 2 holders are perfect. Big and clumsy, without movements, except for a couple. It has front rise, and the stand can be tilted quite a bit and cranked up and down. I figure I can do studio portraits. It has up to 30" bellows draw and I have considered hanging a B&J 8x10 off the front to give more bellows length and movements.
The holders are, pressure plate felt backed gizmos that, I guess need a heavy piece of glass to hold the film with the felt. Please look at the pictures. I am a little lost here.
It seems I could put glass in the holder, put film against the glass and hold it in place with the felt pressure plate. It looks like one would first focus on a removable ground glass and then put the film holder back on. That is an 8x10 GG in the pictures, It looks like I could go to 11x14. If I am buying 11x14 film to cut down to 7x11, I may as well try shooting full size film.
11x14 holders are priced out this world and a 11x14 back would also be prohibitive. This is clumsy, but it may work...
So, has anyone done this? Any tips or admonitions. I am worried about breaking the film holding glass as the pressure springs are very heavy duty. I think I will need 1/4 plate glass.90724907269072790728